Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial

The highlight of our trip to South Bass Island was visiting Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial. This memorial celebrates our victory in the War of 1812 at the naval Battle of Lake Erie. It secured our control of Lake Erie. It also celebrates our long-lived peace with Canada since that battle.

Part of the Memorial - You can get it all in from this close!

The memorial measures 45' at the base. It is 352' feet high. It is the third tallest monument in the United States, only the San Jacinto Monument in Texas and the Washington Monument are higher. It is higher than the Statue of Liberty. It weighs 18400 tons. The bronze urn at the top is 23' high and weighs 11 tons. Construction began in 1912 and completed it in 1913.

The pine trees here don't grow like on the main land as they are whipped by the wind

Three American and Three British Naval Officers Are Buried Under This Memorial

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We are Lee and Mary Benfield, Gypsies@Heart! We are full-time RV'ers and have been on the road since October, 2006. We are originally from Cedar Rapids, Iowa and now call Box Elder, SD our home although we no longer own a sticks and bricks home. We travel the country experiencing the beauty of nature and photographing our experiences as we wander. Our blog is a pictorial view of this beautiful land that we call the USA!